me gusta… …how to express what we do and don’t like to do
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Me gusta…
…how to express what we do and don’t like to do
Infinitives
• An infinitive is the most basic form of a verb in Spanish. It will always end in –ar,
-er, or –ir.
• It literally means “to…..”
• For example, hablar = to speak, comer = to run, etc.
Me gusta…
• When you want to talk about what you like to do, use the phrase:
• Me gusta + infinitive
Me gusta…
• Me gusta bailar = I like to dance
• Me gusta leer = I like to read
• Me gusta nadar = I like to swim
What about the others?
• To talk about what others like to do, use:
• Te gusta + infinitive
-Te gusta correr =
You like to run
-¿Te gusta correr? =
Do you like to run?
What about the others?
• Le gusta + infinitive = he/she likes to…
• Le gusta nadar =
- He/she likes to swim
• ¿Le gusta nadar? =
-Does he/she like to swim?
Asking what you like to do
• To ask someone what they like to do, say:
¿Que te gusta hacer?
• …and answer with
“me gusta + infinitive (what you like to do)”
Asking what you like to do
• OR you could say:• ¿Te gusta + infinitive?
-Example: ¿Te gusta correr? (Do you like to run?)
• This can be answered with:-Si, me gusta correr (Yes, I like to run) OR:-No, no me gusta correr
(No, I don’t like to run)***TWO “NO”s are needed– one to answer the
question, the other to make it negative
Some Verbs
Bailar = to dance
Cantar = to sing
comer = to eat
Correr = to run
Escribir = to write
Patinar = to skate
Trabajar = to work
QUESTIONS?